For Naomi

Naomi asked if I knew the name of piano selection played at Kyle's blog, Covenant in Blood.  I followed the link he provided and learned that it is from Psalm 40.

My Help and My Deliverer

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

40:1 I waited patiently for the Lord;
he inclined to me and heard my cry.
2 He drew me up from the pit of destruction,
out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock,
making my steps secure.
3 He put a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear,
and put their trust in the Lord.

4 Blessed is the man who makes
the Lord his trust,
who does not turn to the proud,
to those who go astray after a lie!
5 You have multiplied, O Lord my God,
your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us;
none can compare with you!
I will proclaim and tell of them,
yet they are more than can be told.

6 In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted,
but you have given me an open ear. [1]
Burnt offering and sin offering
you have not required.
7 Then I said, “Behold, I have come;
in the scroll of the book it is written of me:
8 I delight to do your will, O my God;
your law is within my heart.”

9 I have told the glad news of deliverance [2]
in the great congregation;
behold, I have not restrained my lips,
as you know, O Lord.
10 I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart;
I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation;
I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness
from the great congregation.

11 As for you, O Lord, you will not restrain
your mercy from me;
your steadfast love and your faithfulness will
ever preserve me!
12 For evils have encompassed me
beyond number;
my iniquities have overtaken me,
and I cannot see;
they are more than the hairs of my head;
my heart fails me.

13 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me!
O Lord, make haste to help me!
14 Let those be put to shame and disappointed altogether
who seek to snatch away my life;
let those be turned back and brought to dishonor
who delight in my hurt!
15 Let those be appalled because of their shame
who say to me, “Aha, Aha!”

16 But may all who seek you
rejoice and be glad in you;
may those who love your salvation
say continually, “Great is the Lord!”
17 As for me, I am poor and needy,
but the Lord takes thought for me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
do not delay, O my God!

Comments

[Mummymac]

Kim:

I can't wait to hear Naomi play it, believe me - it will be a treat, even though she will "choke" me for posting this ;-)

[Naomi]

Many thanks Kim. I wonder how easy it is to obtain the sheet music for this psalm alone...I must do some research baby-permitting!

8 I delight to do your will, O my God;
your law is within my heart.”

To delight to do His will and to have His law in our hearts is surely a good resolution.

N

I will speak to Mummymac later!!

[Kyle]

All,

I made this comment in the previous post but I thought I'd put it here as well.

The name of the tune is "Fingal," and it is a setting for Psalm 40:1-9 in the Book of Psalms for Singing. You may also find the tune here at Psalm 40e.

Some more:

The metrical lyrics here. And you can download an a capella recital here.

Enjoy!